New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-22
VIEW. YORK WINS a LIVELY GAME.
EXCITEMENT AT THE POLO GROUNDS.
AN AWNING ON FIRE-PITTsBURG BEATEN AFTER
HARD FIGHT.

AN AWNING on FIRE-PITrsBURG BEATEN ATE" a
HARD FIGHT.
The great popularity Of baseball was again hinStso
terday when about 5000 spectators went 10 t'e ~
Grounds 10 witness the second game between ING
and Pittsburg clubs. The gran1stand ana Tree se"'o
nacta, with neople long before the time for tho gao
begin arrived and were forced 10 ior'n -,
wall around the field Many ladies were comPe"eu "
during the whole game Helen Dauvray' 'n' s,oad
one OF the late corners, but she ana her i
"a ascorted TO seals in the Drokers W.
and abe seemed happy. II she was surrounuoo W
street. bus and Their glances were not W
any means Just the one OF the awnings OIL e
right wing Of grand stand caught fire from u'scu
cigarette and the eagerly watched policeman iran
tic efforts TO out the fire with cane Usher "r"" vas
oudlv cheered when rushed forward with tho reporters
pitcher Of Ice and extingushed the spark
d,rcv beneah were drenched by the water, but TOOK
good naturally. Had the fire spread the panic ta' wou
surely have followed packed stand would undoubtedly
have had serious results.
rho .tcb was oil played and interesting throughout tho
Nav York n,ne winning after the most exciting game seen
at the grounds this II was pitchers ps''e A
through tho delivery OF both Keefe and GAVIN oes VI"
usually effective The New.York men played De''er game
I'm the field and fortunate In their oaseiunhs
Than tbsIr onponents Judging the crowd the half
holiday was generally observed.
Poor bserunning deprived the local club OF aleast one
run in the opening inning trottng from third win e
snood ~ Chiffon race cripple He was, of thrown
out Then a mu6 by O'Rourke and bungiing punoer ny
Herman allowed the visiting players 10 score TWO rum"
Rrown reached OROurkeS error anu WchV W SUI
ond on Dalrymples first ORourke heded inc o anu
Of left third base uncovered and Ward did not nave
foretought enough there Brown did, ana inc oooA
ers laughed Miller followed with hit to right heiu anu
Brown scored Herman allowed the ball to pass nm anu NH
ler ran 10 third on He scoredon MI 10 ceno
field by Coleman. -, AL,
Neither side scored in the second inning OUT IN 'no ''
both mines sent men around circuit For Newfo TOUR
rns were scored Brown made hit and keeie reace nfsV
on an error by Calvin. Brown did not stop running an
actually stole home while tho ball was beng SEM
from hrst.base TO pitcher. Ward followed win
n hit and then Conner the ball 10 the rlght heln
nickel fence for three bases aud Ward and keee score
amid wild appauso Connor scored on ORoutkes GU, 70
centre hed and received due homage as nc wakeu 70 o
bench TO tired limbs. In their nan o .e
inning Pittsburg players by Tree batting SCOT rose In
p:oporon brown feetfooted fielder was sent 70 iSo
On called balls TO second on passed oa ~
scoref ON Int by Miller Miller went to second on 10
usuo fielding error Coleman followed wilma thIceDISc ~.
field and Miller scored Ooiemah sooieu o nv "
the same territory by Mchnnon - l., a. ,.,r,n Inning
The scored more run IN tue louI mn R
and fled the score Richardson won't from nome 10 eOu
an error by Kuehne third wild thrown by Mcklun9
o. scored on 10 Dalrymple
an left ned In The eighth inning the NEWCOMERS scored
a RIM and took aud the excitement was enormous
Gore The first batter went frat on an error py
and TO second on a sacrifice by Ward lie scored on NY 70
Iirht field by Connor people Thought thai core a
hsen retired AZ the homo plate The Pttsburg play eV
rounded the umpire Galyins plaintiVe wan OF
Robbers Robbers greeted by VIA NeHs uom wv
specators ninth inning tho local payers alc oo
more The score was;